Under Google Mail you can set up filters for your e-mails. These are then sorted according to individually configured criteria and collected in a folder. We show you how it works.
Set up your own filters for Google Mail
Set up your own filters for Google Mail in just a few steps. This way you don’t have to search through all your emails first.
– Next to the search bar you will find three bars with sliders. Click on this symbol to open the search options.
– Here you can define your own criteria. In the “From” line, for example, you can enter specific contacts and sort the respective e-mails accordingly. Then press “Create filter”.
In the following window, you can decide what to do with the filtered e-mails. For example, give them a label or specify that they should be deleted directly. To confirm, click on “Create filter” again.
– Then all you have to do is click on “Create filter” (see picture). Now you will see your own filters in the menu on the left.
Options for automatic filtering
If you want to bring order to your inbox, it’s easy to do so with the filters. We explain the respective options.
Skip Inbox (Archive): If you tick this box, the filtered messages are automatically archived. This is suitable, for example, for e-mails that are important for your taxes or your job.
–Mark as read: Perhaps you receive newsletters or other messages that you do not always need to read. This filter marks the respective mails directly as read without you actually having to read them. However, they remain in the inbox in case you actually want to take a look.
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–Marked: Corresponding messages are marked with a star that highlights them. You can then find the filtered e-mails via the “Marked” category or in the normal inbox. For example, if a certain sender is important to you, you can mark his or her messages and find them more quickly.
–Apply label: E-mails then not only end up in the inbox, but also in a separate subcategory. Click on “Select label” to give the category a name. This is how you group newsletters and advertising mails easily and quickly.
–Forward: This option is particularly useful for business emails. The filter automatically forwards the message to one or more addresses.
–Delete: If you know that you always delete certain messages on principle (for example, spam), set up this filter. It automatically moves the e-mails to the trash, where they are deleted within 30 days.
–Never classify as spam: Occasionally it happens with newsletters that Google classifies them as spam. To prevent this from happening again, place a tick here. Corresponding mails should then no longer be classified as spam
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–Always mark as important: Messages that you filter with this will always be found in the “Important” category. This is especially good for emails from your employer or for bills
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–Never mark as important: Sometimes Google marks messages as important that are not relevant to you. To rid the folder of these mails, simply filter out the unwanted items
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–Categorise as: If you receive a lot of mail from social networks, you could, for example, set up the category “Social networks”. Filtered messages then automatically end up in this subcategory and you can easily find them again.
